Toompine Queensland | |
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![]() South Western Hotel at Toompine, circa 1939 | |
Coordinates | 27°13′20″S 144°22′02″E / 27.2223°S 144.3673°E |
Postcode(s) | 4480 |
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Quilpie |
State electorate(s) | Warrego |
Federal division(s) | Maranoa |
Toompine is a town in the locality of Quilpie in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. [1]
The town of Toompine was surveyed in 1870. The name is believed to derive from the Aboriginal name Thaumpine, meaning leech. [1]
Toompine Provisional School opened in 1900. In 1901, it became a half-time school in conjunction with Duck Creek Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between the two schools). The school closed in July 1902. [2]
There are no schools in Toompine nor nearby. Options are distance education and boarding school. [3]
The town has a pub, a town hall, a recreation facility, a tennis court and a playground. [4]
Toompine Queensland | |
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![]() South Western Hotel at Toompine, circa 1939 | |
Coordinates | 27°13′20″S 144°22′02″E / 27.2223°S 144.3673°E |
Postcode(s) | 4480 |
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Quilpie |
State electorate(s) | Warrego |
Federal division(s) | Maranoa |
Toompine is a town in the locality of Quilpie in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. [1]
The town of Toompine was surveyed in 1870. The name is believed to derive from the Aboriginal name Thaumpine, meaning leech. [1]
Toompine Provisional School opened in 1900. In 1901, it became a half-time school in conjunction with Duck Creek Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between the two schools). The school closed in July 1902. [2]
There are no schools in Toompine nor nearby. Options are distance education and boarding school. [3]
The town has a pub, a town hall, a recreation facility, a tennis court and a playground. [4]